<p>The farmers, who are dependent on the borewells for irrigation, grow vegetables as an allied crop while tomato, which still retains the tag of ‘lucky crop,’ is the main crop. <br />Potato and cabbage stand second to the tomato while other variety of crops such as turnip, carrot, beetroot, raddish, green grams and onion are grown along with these main crops. <br /><br />Usually, these crops and leafy vegetables are grown as an allied crop, but they fetch them considerable profit with less investment and effort. Especially leafy vegetables including ‘garuga’, ‘baddi’ and ‘sanchili’ from Nagadevanahalli and Avalakuppa are much sought-after in the taluk. <br /><br />In great demand<br />Mouth-watering fresh vegetables along with spinach and coriander leaves are sold in large quantity on a daily basis in Srinivaspur taluk. Besides, they are transported to Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu where they are in a great demand. <br /><br />The State capital, not to mention, is dependent on supply from Srinivaspur which is, like many other places around Bangalore, is a larder for vegetables. <br /><br />Though the vegetables are not yet supplied to the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) opened recently on the Srinivaspur outskirts, vegetables worth lakhs of rupees are sold on the footpaths near the bus stop in the town. <br />Probably, business will pick up in the APMC once the lease given to a private agency for the marketing of vegetables expires. <br /><br />The problems related to marketing of the main crops such as tomato and potato are common to the vegetables also. As the farmers give priority to these crops supply of vegetables gets affected. <br /><br />Fluctuation in prices of these vegetables are caused by their import from outside the taluk. <br />Subsidiary crops these vegetables may be, they continue to nourish the economy of the taluk. <br />DH News Service</p>
<p>The farmers, who are dependent on the borewells for irrigation, grow vegetables as an allied crop while tomato, which still retains the tag of ‘lucky crop,’ is the main crop. <br />Potato and cabbage stand second to the tomato while other variety of crops such as turnip, carrot, beetroot, raddish, green grams and onion are grown along with these main crops. <br /><br />Usually, these crops and leafy vegetables are grown as an allied crop, but they fetch them considerable profit with less investment and effort. Especially leafy vegetables including ‘garuga’, ‘baddi’ and ‘sanchili’ from Nagadevanahalli and Avalakuppa are much sought-after in the taluk. <br /><br />In great demand<br />Mouth-watering fresh vegetables along with spinach and coriander leaves are sold in large quantity on a daily basis in Srinivaspur taluk. Besides, they are transported to Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu where they are in a great demand. <br /><br />The State capital, not to mention, is dependent on supply from Srinivaspur which is, like many other places around Bangalore, is a larder for vegetables. <br /><br />Though the vegetables are not yet supplied to the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) opened recently on the Srinivaspur outskirts, vegetables worth lakhs of rupees are sold on the footpaths near the bus stop in the town. <br />Probably, business will pick up in the APMC once the lease given to a private agency for the marketing of vegetables expires. <br /><br />The problems related to marketing of the main crops such as tomato and potato are common to the vegetables also. As the farmers give priority to these crops supply of vegetables gets affected. <br /><br />Fluctuation in prices of these vegetables are caused by their import from outside the taluk. <br />Subsidiary crops these vegetables may be, they continue to nourish the economy of the taluk. <br />DH News Service</p>
